intro Flashcards
(47 cards)
midline
imaginary line down the middle of the body
anterior (ventral)
front of body
posterior (dorsal)
back of body
superior (cranial)
toward head
inferior (caudal)
away from head
medial
toward midline
lateral
away from midline
proximal
closer to trunk of body
distal
further form trunk of body
superficial
towards surface of skin
deep
away from surface of skin
supination
turning palm upward
pronation
turning palm downward
flexion
bending body part
extension
straightening body part
abduction
movement away from midline
adduction
movement toward midline
doesiflection
ankle movement upward
planter flexion
ankle movement downward
inversion
ankle movement inward
eversion
ankle movement outward
ligament
connects bone to bone
tendon
connects muscle to bone
compression
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